S11 Ep4: Winning Your First Leadership Role: How to Position Yourself as the Obvious Choice

S11 Ep4: Winning Your First Leadership Role: How to Position Yourself as the Obvious Choice

April 28, 2026 · 12 min · Season 11 · Episode 4

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This episode discusses how to position oneself as the natural choice for leadership roles within organizations.

When leadership isn’t awarded, it’s recognised Season 11 of Your Path to Career Success continues with Episode 4, exploring a key reality many professionals sense but don’t always articulate: when leadership opportunities arise, organisations don’t simply choose the most capable person, they choose the person who already feels like the natural next leader. In this episode, we move beyond preparation and into positioning. Because while building leadership skills is essential, it’s how those sk...

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Host: Kathryn Hall

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